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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1946
Page
1
Washington reports record corn and wheat prospects may yield whiter bread larger loaves and possibly more beer after harvest. Officials weigh resuming grain purchases for famine relief as domestic grain restrictions could ease if crops stay strong. Anonymity kept for a department official amid policy discussions.
FAIRMONT July 23 Production surged yesterday as hopper supply returned to normal, yet 27 mines across the Monsongeh division were idle today. Output reached 203630 tons versus 180000 normal, with 239 mines active and 3306 orders from B&O, of which 2034 could be filled.
Theatre notices announce tonight's presentation of The Virginian starring Joel, Brian Donlevy, Sonny, and Barbara Britton at the Bu Theatre. Also advertised is Miss Susie featuring Veronica Lake with Tutts and Joan Caulfield at Dixie Theatre.
Reports from Asuncion say Paraguay undergoes a government change after Bolivia's civilian revolution. Morinigo reportedly asked to resign. cabinet resigned. Gen Vicente Machuca may become acting president. Colorado and Febrerista groups invited to form a new cabinet. Morinigo had been Paraguay’s president since 1940.
Charleston report shows Taylor County gained 51 voters since the last general election. Secretary of State notified. registrations up by 30 Democrats and 16 Republicans, totaling 5388 Democrats and 5003 Republicans. County totals across 31 precincts reach 10576 at 10,525 in 1044.
Chicago July 23 Attorneys for William Heirens plan another conference with the 17 year old suspect as the state pursues plans to implicate him in the Degnan kidnapping and murder along with two other slayings. Defense counsel Malachy Coghlan said questions would cover burglary charges as well as murder cases, with indictments anticipated. Heirens remains held on a $290000 bond as proceedings continue.
West Virginia officials announce the state will finance relocation and widening of Duffey street on the capitol grounds area as part of a broader Capitol beautification program. Also notes Farm Bureau membership hitting 13277 as of June 30 and a Blue Creek farmer waived to the grand jury.
Washington reports the OPA plans to reestablish June 30 rent ceilings if revival legislation becomes law. An unnamed OPA official said rent controls will be restored in 520 areas formerly under controls when the law lapsed, though no authority exists to refund increases already collected during the lapse.
The Senate War Investigating Committee offers Rep May a flexible schedule to testify, aiming to avoid disrupting his legislative duties. Chairman Mead says the panel will extend every courtesy by arranging a convenient date. May previously avoided a subpoena, citing busyness with duties in Congress.
Washington July 23 OPA faces revival as administration leaders push to secure House and Senate approvals to place the compromise price control bill on President Truman's desk by nightfall. A signature would restore price controls and rent authority immediately with levels to be set pending computation. Showdown votes set for today in the House and then the Senate as Taft signals support.
Chicago July 23 Eric Johnston president of the Motion Picture Association warned at the AFL TAL Page convention that unions opposing full production risk oblivion. He urged labor management cooperation to boost output and called for ending make-work feather bedding slowdowns work stoppages and strikes. He labeled certain labor practices as defensible and urged outlawing them to speed production.
Athens county authorities search for a man after 10 year old Richard Bailey reports seeing a stranger shoot and kill Pauline Bailey on their Gloucester farm. Sheriff George Bateman notes the boy described the sequence at noon, a nickel plated pistol used, and the killer possibly drove from a West Virginia town to Athens before arriving at the farm. The mobbed family says the husband is away in Detroit.
Police detain about 20 Jews in connection with the terror attack on Jerusalem’s King David hotel. Military teams recovered 41 bodies. 50 are unaccounted for. Witnesses say attackers spoke Hebrew and wore Arab dress while the police search the old city for clues. The hotel housed British offices and the Palestine secretariat.
The Russian army paper Red Star claims former Gestapo agents and Storm Troopers run anti Soviet campaigns while profiting from UNRRA aid in refugee camps outside Munich and Nuremberg. It cites a Pole, Karl Holte Kornitsky, alleged to have worked for the Poznan Gestapo, and warns Munich is gathering reactionary elements across Europe.
In Pittsburgh on July 23 the Desertion and Non-Support court heard wives pleading for higher support while husbands argued they cannot pay. They cited rising costs of living, milk and eggs up, wages failing to keep pace. Judge Benjamin Lendher remarked on the enduring financial strain and the common struggle for adequate support.
Construction on the Hazel Atlas box factory in Washington, Pennsylvania is reported on schedule. First foundation walls poured last Friday with 15 local workers already employed and 90 to 100 expected once all three buildings are finished this year.
The House opens a battle to revise rail bankruptcy reorganization laws. The bill targets carriers currently in bankruptcy yet profitable, allowing federal judges to order return to original management if seven year earnings cover fixed charges. Judiciary Committee backs the measure as no current method ensures prompt bankruptcy resolution.
NORRISTOWN Pa July 23 A 25 year old former serviceman critically injured and delirious after a siege surrendered this morning. Kenneth Hanley entered his home after an extended flight from Six Boys woods where posse members traced his abandoned car. He was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound and swollen feet. Helen Hanley and her escort John Hoffman were shot in a parked car near her parents home as detectives later identified Hanley as the shooter. Hoffman died four hours after the shooting and a note in Hanley’s car read Watch my kids please Lady and Luke.
Two sound trucks toured city streets prompting consumers to stay away from retail stores. The one day buyers strike began in Syracuse, a city of over 200,000, aiming to protest rising prices. The Syracuse Citizens' Committee for Fair and Effective Price Control organized the action.
The Grafton Sentinel invites John Marks Valley Road to attend the presentation of Lost In A Harem starring Marilyn Maxwell and Abbott and Ces Melee En Ae Ley by 0C Pl at the Grafton Theatre.
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